Archive for the ‘oddities’ Category

Jim Hendry’s Christmas Wish List

A CubHub.net exclusive! We have intercepted Jim Hendry’s Christmas wish list! Yes, even the Cubs GM makes requests of Santa Claus and the Clark-Addison Cubs fan blog has obtained his 2009 Christmas wishes.
Sources familiar with the matter indicate Mr. Hendry has petitioned Jolly Ol’ St. Nick to aid him in his turnaround of the Cubs [...]

November 24, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Jim Hendry, book, lineup, oddities  4 Comments

Carlos Zambrano announces his retirement

Chicago Cubs pitching ace Carlos Zambrano got his 100th career victory at Cincinnati on Friday. Everything about the game was quintessential Big Z. He was nearly unhittable, but walked 5 in 6 2/3 innings. He batted lefty against right handed Reds pitcher Micah Owings and couldn’t catch up to his fastball. So when he came to [...]

June 6, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: controversy, game recap, oddities, players  No Comments

Not a good look for Cubs skipper Lou Piniella

Memo to Cubs manager Lou Piniella:
Keep your hands out of your back pocket – not a good look for you. These photos were taken on the same day last week - you judge for yourself:

 

 

May 1, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Lou Piniella, observations, oddities, photo of the day  No Comments

Zamboni Mishap at Wrigley Field

An Omen for the NHL Winter Classic? This is not the sort of thing that media king and Hawks president John McDonough wants to gain viral momentum on the Internet.  He would prefer all the buzz to be about the resurgent Blackhawks playing to a national audience at historic Wrigley Field. 
But (knowing no one was [...]

December 19, 2008   Posted in: Wrigley Field, oddities  No Comments

Corey dating Dusty’s daughter?

Ok, now this is a weird one. We all know from his years at the helm of the Cubs that Dusty Baker like to have “his guys” around him. When he singed as manager of the Reds, suddenly former Cub players started appearing on his roster; Paul Bako, David Weathers, Kent Mercker, Jerry Hairston Jr, and Corey [...]

September 26, 2008   Posted in: oddities, rivalries  No Comments

Eddie Vedder releases Cubs song

Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder has written and performed a new song about being a fan of the Chicago Cubs.  “All The Way” is available exclusively from the PearlJam.com website for a 99 cent MP3 download. 

EDDIE VEDDER’S SONG FOR THE CHICAGO CUBS AVAILABLE NOW
09.18.08
At the request of Ernie Banks, Eddie threw together a song [...]

September 19, 2008   Posted in: CubHub.net Site Update, oddities  No Comments

Finally, a decision!

The Cubs and Astros will play Sunday night at Miller Park in Milwaukee at 7:05pm. Game two of the series will be at Miller Park Monday at 1:05pm.  The Astros will bat as the home team.  Game three will only be played if there is any playoff consequence. If necessary, they will play September 29th.
Major [...]

September 13, 2008   Posted in: oddities  No Comments

Cubs and their cars

A number of people associated with the Chicago Cubs baseball team have endorsement and appearance deals with the automobile industry.  We’ve all heard the “drive what Ron Santo drives” radio commercials for Chevy. Mark DeRosa did an autograph signing at the Avenue Chevrolet dealership in Batavia, IL on the Cubs’ Monday off day this week. But [...]

July 12, 2008   Posted in: observations, oddities, players  No Comments

Lou Piniella Widget

Aquafina has created a Lou Piniella “bobblehead” Widget that will feature a Lou-ism as a daily affirmation.  Kinda silly if you ask me. But you can get the Widget for yourself at: http://www.aquafina.com/affirmations/

May 22, 2008   Posted in: Lou Piniella, oddities  No Comments